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Canadian July/August 2016 Firearms Journal Fully Committed on all Fronts Canada’s national Firearms assoCiation PM 40009473 Return undeliverable to: Canadian Firearms Journal, P.O. Box 49090, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6H4 REMINGTON® MODEL 870 EXPRESS COMBO. Here is your chance to get in on an incredibly versatile combination and an amazing value all at the same time ! This Remington® 870 Express Pump comes with all the standard features but in a 3-barrel combination package. The first barrel is a 28” vent rib, with modified Rem choke and front bead sight. Perfect in the field ! The second barrel is a 23” fully rifled barrel, featuring a cantilever mount for attaching an optic of your choosing. Ideally suited for deer ! The third barrel is a compact 20” barrel with Truglo® fiber optic sights and an extra full Rem choke. Excellent for turkey ! 2 3/4”, 3” receiver. ITEM # 81106, EXCLUSIVE TO CANADA. Canadian Canadian Firearms Journal Firearms JournalJuly/August 2016 July/August 2016 16 Government As A 4 Malignant Santa On The Cover Gary Mauser TAVOR Training Course Canada’s nationalFully Committed Firearms on all Fronts assoCiation PM 40009473 Return undeliverable to: Canadian Firearms Journal, 5 P.O. Box 49090, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6H4 From The Editor’s Desk 20 Summer Is Upon Us Again Footwear For Shooters Al Voth An important part 6 of shooting success President’s Message Jeff Helsdon Advocacy & Challenge Sheldon Clare 24 8 Vice President’s Message Shooting Heavy Metal Our Canada - Not Theirs Guns & gear for 3-Gun’s 41 Blair Hagen Big Bore division Edward Osborne Wilderness Carry 9 Should backcountry users be Preserving Our authorized to carry handguns? Firearms Heritage Kevin Wilson Guerillas On The West Coast Gary K. Kangas 28 46 12 The Mossberg Flex Politics & Guns HK Mark 23 Norman Gray The Price Of Posturing 500 System Bruce Gold Providing platform options for shotgunners 51 Brad Fenson Point Blank Firearm Ownership Necessary For Protection In A Volatile World 32 Chris McGarry The .455 Eley Cartridge 52 Handloading one of the confusing Legal Corner British .455s Bill S-223 A Major Threat Bob Shell Guy Lavergne 54 14 36 NFA Book Shelf Review Collector’s Guide to the Learning Precision Riflery Savage 99 Rifle and Dagger SAP6 The Rob Furlong its Predecessors, the 12-Gauge Markmanship Academy Model 1895 and 1899 Dean Roxby Lowell Strauss Bill Rantz Mission stateMent Canada’s National Firearms Association exists to promote, support and protect all safe firearms activities, including the right of self defense, firearms education for all Canadians, freedom and justice for Canada’s firearms community and to advocate for legislative change to ensure the right of all Canadians to own and use firearms is protected. The contents of the Canadian Firearms Journal are copyrighted and may be reproduced only when written permission is obtained from the publisher. July/August 2016 w w w . n f a . c a 3 On The Cover TAVOR Training Course Photo by Graeme Foote This month’s cover comes via the talents of photographer Graeme Foote. It shows shooters getting in on the action at a recent TAVOR train- ing course. As you can tell by the rain, this one was held in the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia. These courses are held regularly at various locations in Canada, under the sponsor- ship of www.zahal.com. They even bring in Israeli instructors. These courses are one example of the numerous firearms training opportunities available in Canada every summer. Canadian Firearms Journal The Official Magazine of Editor Al Voth [email protected] General Manager [email protected] Ginger Fournier 780-439-1394 Accounts/Membership [email protected] General Information [email protected] Legal Inquiries [email protected] National Executive National President 1-877-818-0393 Sheldon Clare [email protected] EVP, Communications 1-877-818-0393 Blair Hagen [email protected] Treasurer 1-877-818-0393 Bill Rantz [email protected] PM 40009473 Return undeliverable to: Secretary 1-877-818-0393 Canadian Firearms Journal, P.O. Box 49090, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6H4 Jerrold Lundgard [email protected] PRINTED IN CANADA 4 w w w . n f a . c a July/August 2016 From The Editor’s Desk Al Voth Summer Is Upon Us Again This is it, July and August, the heart of Canada’s summer. Of course, it’ll go by mance we need to be mindful of what’s too quickly, but while it lasts be sure to get outside and enjoy the outdoors. Cana- on our feet. Good advice. Hunters pay a dians are blessed to live in a country with no shortage of outdoor opportunities. lot of attention to footwear and range Naturally, readers of this magazine will be taking a gun or two along on any out- shooters should, too. door adventures. But you won’t be taking handguns, because our government doesn’t For those who like the old guns, Bob trust us to be responsible with them at any location other than a shooting range. After Shell tells us a bit about the confusing all, if we’re trustworthy enough to manage a handgun on a crowded range, don’t you world of .455 calibre British revolver think we could be trusted to handle one in the wilderness? Kevin Wilson looks at that cartridges, and how to handload for state of affairs and explains why, instead of saving lives, this policy is costing them. old boomers like the 455 Eley. I doubt Summer is also a great time to take a shooting course or two, and Lowell Strauss there’s a cartridge in the world Bob gives us a tour of one of Rob Furlong’s precision rifle courses. Having taken one of hasn’t loaded for. He tells me he can Rob’s courses myself, I can verify Lowell’s recommendation that these are great even teach me how to make ammuni- learning opportunities, and a whole lot of fun, as well. Too many Canadian shooters tion for my antique Dutch KNIL revolver. have never had the benefit of taking formal skill training, and if that’s your case, Of course, we have gear reviews. In it’s something you should rectify. We have a lot of skilled trainers in Canada, and this issue, the Dagger SAP 6 shotgun, whether you shoot rifle, handgun or shotgun, a formal training course from an ac- the HK Mark 23 pistol and Mossberg’s complished instructor is something that needs to be on your bucket list. Flex 500 system all get a close look. Ed Osborne is back, with a look at the Heavy Metal Division of 3-Gun, and the There’s lots of political commentary, as gear needed to play in that category. Big guns are needed, but we all know that well, from Bruce Gold, Gary Mauser and the bigger the gun, the more fun. And with all that running around the ranges, Jeff Chris McGarry. Enjoy the issue, and let me Helsdon reminds us, with an article on footwear for shooters, that for top perfor- know what think of it. It’s your magazine. Besides range shooting, summer is also a great time for varmint hunting. July/August 2016 w w w . n f a . c a 5 President’s Message Sheldon Clare Advocacy & Challenge damage by the Trudeau government and to better acquaint the opposition with our potential value to them. We have a need to strengthen our relationships with the CPC by ensuring that they see our value much more than they have in the past three years, and especial- ly prior to the election. It should be perfectly clear to even the most jaded observer that the elimination of the long gun registry was not enough. There needs to be fundamental reform to our firearms laws. More incremental tinkering is not going to resolve the problem. The problems created by successive governments remain, With the election of the Trudeau gov- and thus there needs to be a serious effort to repeal the bad laws and regulations ernment, we are faced with a government contained within the terrible legislation from those ancient bills C-17 and C-68. that is, at best, uncommunicative, and at Also, we are continuing to build bridges with our friends and to encourage more worst, downright unfriendly. The test bal- interest in the shooting sports generally. We are keeping an eye on the legal front. loon of S-223 from a now-retired Liberal As well, I am pleased to report that we now offer liability insurance for firearms and senator, which outlined a whole new re- hunting instructors, which includes live firing. It isn’t business insurance, but covers gime of terror for firearms owners, was instructors who are earning up to a set amount per year teaching courses related something that needed to be stopped – to firearms handling and use, including hunter safety courses. We think it’s a good thanks very much for calling and writing product and we hope you will agree. The office has the details. the senators and your MPs. It looked a lot Thanks for your messages of support and donations. Make sure you get in on the like the tactic of Kim Campbell and her new donation draw for the rifle. Keep working hard to advance the cause. bill C-80, which preceded C-17 and died on the order paper after much protest by the firearms community. We will all need to be ready for what is next. The new situation, coupled with the attempt at re-establishing a provincial registry in Quebec with Bill 64, means that we are in need of stepping up our lobbying and advocacy.
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